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section: "documentation"
title: "Git - Documentation"
url: /doc.html
aliases:
- /doc/index.html
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<div id="main">

  <h1> Documentation </h1>

  <h2> Reference </h2>

  <div class="callout ref-manual">
    <h3><a href="{{< relurl "docs" >}}">Reference Manual</a></h3>

    <p>
      The official and comprehensive <strong>man pages</strong> that are included in the Git package itself.
    </p>
  </div>

  <p class="quickref">
    Quick reference guides:

    <a href="https://github.github.com/training-kit/">GitHub Cheat Sheet</a>
    |
    <a href="https://ndpsoftware.com/git-cheatsheet.html">Visual Git Cheat Sheet</a>

  </p>

  <h2> Book </h2>

  <div class="callout ref-manual">
    <h3>Pro Git</h3>
    <p>The entire <strong><a href="{{< relurl "book" >}}">Pro Git book</a></strong> written
      by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub is available to <a href="{{< relurl "book" >}}">read online for free</a>.
      Dead tree versions are available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Git-Scott-Chacon/dp/1484200772?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1430218339&linkCode=as2&tag=git-sfconservancy-20">Amazon.com</a>.
    </p>
  </div>

  <h2> Videos </h2>

  <div>
    {{< videos >}}

    <p>
      <a href="{{< relurl "videos" >}}">See all videos →</a>
    </p>

    <h2> External Links </h2>
    <p>
      The <a href="{{< relurl "doc/ext" >}}">External Links section</a> is a curated, ever-evolving collection of tutorials, books, videos, and other Git resources.
    </p>

  </div>

</div>
